Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo (16 bit - 44.1 kHz Remastered Deluxe Edition)

~ Release by Status Quo (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Original album recorded at Pye Studios, London England 1968.
Release not indicated as "Deluxe", but tracks and dates are identical to 2003 Remastered Deluxe Edition CD.
Tracks 1.1 to 1.12 are Mono.
Tracks 2.1 to 2.12 are Stereo "Remixed 'Proper'"
Tracks 1.13 to 1.15 & 2.13 are Bonus.
Tracks 1.16 to 1.22 BBC Session, Saturday Club, 2/17/68.
Tracks 2.14 to 2.17 BBC Session, Saturday Club, 9/10/66.
Tracks 2.18 to 2.20 BBC Session, Saturday Club, 6/24/67.
Tracks 2.21 to 2.24 BBC Session, David Symonds Show 4/8/68 and 4/12/68.

Annotation last modified on 2023-05-09 19:09 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Black Veils of Melancholy (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Black Veils of Melancholy
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:17
2When My Mind Is Not Live (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
When My Mind Is Not Live
lyricist and composer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:50
3Ice In the Sun (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
live recording of:
Ice in the Sun
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:13
4Elizabeth Dreams (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Elizabeth Dreams
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:28
5Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Young
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Enquiry Music Ltd.
43:01
6Paradise Flat (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Paradise Flat
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:13
7Technicolor Dreams (Mono )
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1968) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Technicolor Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Anthony King (songwriter, arranger)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:54
8Sheila (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Sheila
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Roe
publisher:
Low Twi Music Inc (publisher) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
1:56
9Spicks and Specks (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Spicks and Specks
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
2:45
10Sunny Cellophane Skies (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Sunny Cellophane Skies
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:46
11Green Tambourine (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Green Tambourine
writer:
Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Dominion Music Co. Ltd.
2:18
12Pictures of Matchstick Men (Mono)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Alan Lancaster
drums (drum set):
John Coghlan
electric guitar and guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
electronic organ and organ:
Roy Lynes
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Communications Ltd. (in 1968), Pye Records Ltd. (company owning the label Pye Records) (in 1968) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Pictures of Matchstick Men
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3.53:11
13To Be Free (B-Side Version)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PRT (UK label) (in 1968) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
To Be Free
lyricist and composer:
Roy Lynes
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:37
14Make Me Stay a Little Bit Longer (A-Side Version)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1969)
recording of:
Make Me Stay a Bit Longer
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:55
15Auntie Nellie (B-Side Version)
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1969)
recording of:
Auntie Nellie
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:21
16Interview With Brian Matthew (Live at the BBC)
producer:
Bill Bebb (BBC Producer)
spoken vocals:
Brian Matthew (broadcaster and Saturday Club host)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-13)
1:08
17Pictures of Matchstick Men (Live at the BBC)
producer:
Bill Bebb (BBC Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-13)
live recording of:
Pictures of Matchstick Men (on 1968-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:13
18Things Get Better (Live at the BBC)
producer:
Bill Bebb (BBC Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Things Get Better (on 1968-02-13)
writer:
Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd and Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America
2:11
19Spicks and Specks (Live at the BBC)
producer:
Bill Bebb (BBC Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-13)
live recording of:
Spicks and Specks (on 1968-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
2:48
20Judy In Disguise (Live at the BBC)
producer:
Bill Bebb (BBC Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) (on 1968-02-13)
writer:
Andrew Bernard and John Fred (John Fred Gourrier)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Fanfare Music Corp., Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and MCS Music Ltd.
2:45
21Interview With Status Quo (Live at the BBC)
producer:
Bill Bebb (BBC Producer)
spoken vocals:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-13)
1:19
22Make Me Stay a Little Bit Longer (Live at the BBC)
producer:
Bill Bebb (BBC Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-13)
live recording of:
Make Me Stay a Bit Longer (on 1968-02-13)
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:48
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